Jorge García Morillo

• Doctor of Engineering
• University of Córdoba

A new methodology for hybrid energy systems (HESs) was developed, namely the HY4RES model, tailored for the water sector, covering hybrid energy objective functions and grid or battery support using optimization algorithms in Solver, MATLAB, and Python, with evolutionary methods. HOMER is used for hybrid microgrids and allows for comparison with HY...

In this study a new procedure to address the optimization of the location and selection of pumps as turbines (PATs) within irrigation networks is presented in order to reduce network pressure and recover energy. The proposed procedure consists of two steps: in the first step the optimization of the location of devices is performed, then the optimal...

The monitoring of the discharge points of sewage networks is a complex task mainly due to dispersion and the difficulty of accessing this type of infrastructures. The aim of this work is to develop a device for monitoring discharges in the spillways of sewage networks. The proposed device represents a step forward in the digitization process of the...

One of the hardest challenges in irrigation systems is to reduce the use of water resources. The goal “more crop per drop“ has fostered the improvement of hydraulic infrastructure by replacing old open channel networks with pressurized systems (e.g., drip and sprinkler irrigation). This has resulted in reduced water losses, as well as the possibili...

In aging water supply systems, many components have exceeded their service life. Consequently, tools are needed to efficiently manage the failures in these systems. This work describes the development and implementation of a web tool for the management of breakdowns in water transmission networks. The proposed tool, called wAIter, consists of a net...

Sustainable water use has become a critical issue for the future of the planet in face of highly probable climate change. The drinking water supply sector has made significant progress over the last 20 years, although improvements in the management of urban hydraulic infrastructures are still required. The proposed system, Integrated Tool for Water...

Pressure management in water supply pipe networks using conventional pressure reducing valves (PRVs) results in the dissipated energy being lost. In pursuit of more energy efficient solutions in the sector, researchers are exploring the technological and economic feasibility of replacing PRVs with low-cost hydroelectric converters such as pump-as-t...

Water management and energy recovery can improve a system’s sustainability and efficiency in a cost-effective solution. This research assesses the renewable energy sources used in the water sector, as well as the related water sector performance indicators within Portuguese water management systems. A deep analysis of 432 water entities in Portugal...

Studies have shown micro-hydropower (MHP) opportunities for energy recovery and CO2 reductions in the water sector. This paper conducts a large-scale assessment of this potential using a dataset amassed across six EU countries (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Spain, and Portugal) for the drinking water, irrigation, and wastewater sector...

The use of micro-hydropower (MHP) for energy recovery in water distribution networks is becoming increasingly widespread. The incorporation of this technology, which offers low-cost solutions, allows for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions linked to energy consumption. In this work, the MHP energy recovery potential in Spain from all availabl...

In recent years, many researchers recognized pressure reducing valves (PRVs) as potential micro-hydropower sites, aiming to improve the efficiency of the water networks. Pump-as-Turbines (PATs) have been pointed out as the most suitable technology because of their favourable cost. Most of the methodologies available in the literature for selection...

Dear Colleagues, Crop information is converted into profitable decisions, only when it is managed efficiently. Current advances in open data management are making smart agriculture grow exponentially, as data have become the key element of modern agriculture. The wide variety of sensors that are being used in agriculture generate a huge volume of...

Agriculture is one of the most energy intensive activities within the European Union. The common absence of electric infrastructure in these rural settings has led to the need for in situ generation in many cases. The existing excess pressures in large pressurised irrigation networks makes the generation of micro hydropower here a possible alternat...

Increasing the efficiency of water supply networks is essential in arid and semi-arid regions to ensure the supply of drinking water to the inhabitants. The cost of renovating these systems is high. However, customized management models can facilitate the maintenance and rehabilitation of hydraulic infrastructures by optimizing the use of resources...

Micro-hydropower has been highlighted as a potential technology suitable for installation in irrigation networks to reduce system overpressures and to reduce the net energy consumption of the irrigation process. However, the full impact of this technology on a large regional scale is unknown. Artificial Neural Networks and regression models were us...

In recent years, pump-as-turbines (PATs) have been highlighted for their potential benefits as an application of micro-hydropower (MHP) in water distribution networks. However, PATs come with disadvantages of relatively low peak efficiencies, which can be reduced further with large flow fluctuations. MHP and PATs in particular applied in irrigation...

EnjoyYourLAB es una aplicación móvil (APP) de apoyo a la docencia de las prácticas de laboratorio de Ingeniería Hidráulica. En esta segunda fase se ha depurado la aplicación y se ha completado con la incorporación de la recreación virtual del laboratorio de la Escuela Politécnica Superior de Belmez y con la edición de los vídeos de las prácticas de...

In pressurized irrigation networks, energy reaches around 40% of the total water costs. Pump-as-Turbines (PATs) are a cost-effective technology for energy recovery, although they can present low efficiencies when operating outside of the best efficiency point (BEP). Flow fluctuations are very important in on-demand irrigation networks. This makes f...

In Spain and other countries, open channel distribution networks have been replaced by on demand-pressurized networks to improve the water-use efficiency of the water distribution systems, but at the same time the energy requirements have dramatically risen. Under this scenario, methodologies to reduce the energy consumption are critical such as: i...

The EU funded Interreg project REDAWN is presented, setting a new operational framework for efficiently foster micro-hydropower in water distribution.

The agricultural sector is one of the most significant users of water resources worldwide. Irrigation infrastructure has been modernized in recent years in many regions dedicated to agriculture, transitioning from traditional open channels to more efficient on-demand pressurized irrigation networks. Despite improvements in water efficiency, the mod...

EnjoyYourLAB es una aplicación móvil (APP)de apoyo a la docencia de las prácticas de laboratorio de Ingeniería Hidráulica La aplicación integra una recreación virtual de los laboratorios así como de los principales equipos que lo constituyen. A través de la App los alumnos tendrán acceso a la plataforma moodle, a las memorias de prácticas, material...

As a result of climate change, higher irrigation water demands are predicted in the future in pressurized irrigation networks. This will result in larger energy requirements and greater CO 2 emissions levels for irrigation networks powered by pumping systems. Therefore, measures to counteract this growth in energy and CO 2 emissions in the agri-foo...

Estimation of the optimum irrigation pulse duration and frequency is critical for any crop, and especially important in the typical sandy soil existing in the strawberry production area in south-west Spain. Irrigation scheduling has been carried out using the numerical model Hydrus-2D. The model has been calibrated with data from a soil tank experi...

Este artículo es el resultado de un proyecto de innovación docente aplicado a dos asignaturas del Área de Ingeniería Hidráulica en el Grado de Ingeniería Civil y Recursos Energéticos y Mineros. En este proyecto se persigue incentivar al alumnado como parte activa del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje a través de herramientas TICs cada vez más famili...

The 70% (approximately) of the total water available in the world is used by agricultural production. The crop water footprint along with irrigation management information (deficit irrigation, water need for cropping practices…) can be used as a global indicator of the water use efficiency of each crop. The spatiotemporal scale of the water footpri...

The Doñana area in Southwestern Spain has the largest concentration of strawberry producers in Europe.The annual yield, close to 300,000 t, is mainly devoted to the international markets (more than 90%). Dueto the high water demand of strawberries and to the environmental concerns of the destination countries,the maximization of water use efficienc...

In recent years, irrigated agriculture has been in a critical situation due torising production costs, the stabilization or reduction of product prices, and growing pressure to minimize environmental impacts. These circumstances are forcing farmers to find new ways to use resources more efficiently in their production processes. The volume of water...

The golf sector is a relatively new competitor for scarce freshwater resources in many countries. Golf courses are increasingly being required to implement best management practice programmes promoting efficient use of water. As part of these programmes, water audits are undertaken to diagnose the current performance of the golf course. Benchmarkin...

This study reports on the development of remote sensing methods for estimation of biophysical parameters in olive orchards. Field and airborne campaigns were conducted in 2003 and 2004 in two orchards located in southern Spain. Ground measurements of crown transmittance and leaf area index (LAI) of individual olive trees (Olea europaea L.) were don...